Here are the Illini Central's High & Middle School students who earned Honors for the 1st Semester in the HS & the 2nd Quarter in the MS.
ICHS 1st Semester Honors: https://5il.co/14zax
ICMS 2nd Quarter Honors: https://5il.co/14zbn
#WeAreIC #BeJimmy
The Illini Central Board of Education will. hold a special meeting tonight at 5:30 pm at the MC Public Library to interview architectural firms and to take action on a resolution to abate the Bond & Interest property tax levy. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88054190635?pwd=a2dYM2N2SVRuL2VyOTNmamxFcldTdz09
Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, an Honor Society for Spanish students, is selling slate coasters to raise money for their intercultural Chicago experience. These CUSTOM slate coasters come in a set of 4 and each set costs $20. Choose one of two great designs for your set. You can pre-order the coasters using the Google Form attached below. Orders will be available for pick up at the High School Boys’ Basketball games scheduled for Friday, January 28th and Tuesday, February 1st. Please have cash or check payable to Illini Central. We plan to have a limited number of extra sets on hand for sale at the games in addition to the pre-orders, but reserve yours today to make sure you don’t miss out.
Use this link to pre-order: https://forms.gle/Zh43iHMRC4Jx98to7
If you have any questions or would like to make other pick-up arrangements, please contact Laura Jasko at ljasko@illinicentral.org.
Tired of arguing with your teen? Wondering how to deal with homework? How can you help your child with self-esteem? Well, Paris Unit School District 95 is offering FREE Positive Parenting Workshops the second Wednesday of each month starting in February. To learn more, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/positiveparent2022
Pep band for tonight (1/24/22) has been canceled.
The Illini Central Board of Education is meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at the Mason City Public Library. The zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83322164188?pwd=UzJWSzZQeURia0xObVFVNVFFU29JZz09
Celebrate National Popcorn Day this week with SHH by purchasing from our Popcornopolis fundraiser. Get delicious popcorn shipped to you for $4.99, our club earns 50% of each order! Place orders until Jan. 27.
https://fundraising.popcornopolis.com/pages/illini-central-high-school
The IDPH and ISBE have released new guidelines for returning to school for students and staff who have had COVID or were deemed close contacts. Go to the "News" section of the website for further details.
Announcements for 1/11/22
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Afterschool tutoring for middle and high school students will resume next week. Tutoring runs Monday-Thursday each day and ends at 4:00. Transportation not provided.
Any student who was absent for semester exams before break should be prepared to take them tomorrow. We have a quiet location for students to complete their exams on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On December 31, we we notified by the Illinois State Board of Education that the new CDC/IDPH 5-day COVID guidelines do not apply to school districts. These are guidelines for the general public onlly. As a result, there are no changes to the number of days that a person with COVID or a close contact to a positive COVID individual will be excluded from school.
Merry Christmas to our students, staff & their families...past, present & in the future.
May you all have a blessed holiday season!
#WeAreIC #BeJimmy
On January 14, 2022, students in grades 8, 10, and 12 will be asked to participate in a voluntary survey called the Illinois Youth Survey, whose purpose is to better understand Illinois youth risk and protective behaviors as they relate to students and their success. Participation will involve completing a survey (with no names or identification numbers) that will be confidentially administered by a classroom teacher, counselor, or community member who has received training on administering this survey. Your child's participation will last no more than one class period (40-45 minutes). Risks related to participating are minimal, but some questions ask about sensitive topics and personal behavior that might make some students feel uncomfortable. The benefits related to this research include improving your community's ability to develop programs and strategies to prevent youth problem behaviors and enhance youth development. The alternative to participating in the survey is an alternate activity such as quiet reading in the classroom.
If you do not want your child to participate, please complete the opt-out form and return it to the middle and high school office. The opt out form can be found here: https://5il.co/13b4o or in print in the office.
The IC Board of Education will hold the December meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at the Public Library. The Zoom link is
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86131484524?pwd=THJuRE5rdktwZkhQVXFDczNGQmI1dz09
Illini Central High School has seen an increase in the number of positive COVID cases, and as a result, an increase in the number of students quarantined. Teachers and administration worry about the fairness that this may cause in regard to semester exams. Additionally, the staff is aware that it has been almost two years since students have taken a semester exam, and it has created a tremendous amount of pressure on students during an already difficult school year thanks to COVID. We want to make sure our students have an opportunity to be successful and experience semester exams without the pressure of the exams counting 20% of the semester grade.
Illini Central High School is changing how semester grades will be calculated. All students are required to take the exam (unless prior exemption was approved). The grade a student earns on the exam can only IMPROVE the semester grade.
Students who are not in attendance (due to illness or quarantine) on the scheduled exam days will take exams on January 4, 2022.
Students who do not attempt the exam will earn a “0” on the exam, and it will be calculated as 20% of their semester grade.
Students must stay through the entire exam period. There is no open campus policy.
This change in exams does not apply to seniors enrolled in Transitional Math. ICC dictates that the semester exam is not optional and it must count as 20% of the semester grade.
We hope this helps ease some of the stress our students are feeling as we close out the first semester. We wish our students the best of luck on exams tomorrow.
As a reminder, we will dismiss at 2:00 tomorrow and Friday.
Announcements for 12/10/21
https://5il.co/130e8
Announcements for 12/9/21
https://5il.co/12yh0
Don't forget that tutoring is available Monday through Thursday for both middle and high school students until 4:00pm each day for the rest of the semester. It's a great way to get some extra support before the end of the semester!
Graduates from Illini Central may apply to help fund their college or technical school tuition by utilizing the Illini Central Student Loan Fund. The money made available to graduates from Illini Central High School through the Student Loan Fund is a loan. As such, the committee expects the applicant to make repayment of the money borrowed as soon after leaving school as is feasible. The prompt repayment of this loan will assure future students of Illini Central the same privilege to take advantage of this fund. There is a limit of $500.00 per semester with the total amount granted not to exceed $3000.00.
The Student Loan Fund committee will be meeting to approve student loans for the Spring 2022 semester. Students that are interested in acquiring a loan need to submit an application by January 3, 2022. Applications may be picked up in the high school office or on the school website at www.illinicentral.org under “For Students” on the main page or the high school page. Students must also submit a copy of their class schedule as proof of enrollment in college course. Please contact Jennifer Durbin at Illini Central High School at (217) 482-5180 or jdurbin@illinicentral.org with questions.